As soon as I hit my mom’s front door, I smelled them. The anise aroma in the air gave it away. My mother was inside making her famous pizzelles. There are only three times each year I can count on ...

One of the world’s ancient Christmas cookies is still popular today – the Italian pizzelle, a flat waffle cookie with snowflake or other delicate, double-sided designs. In the U.S. they are ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The holidays bring plenty of festive celebrations and family traditions. Our Candace Monacelli and Tessa DiTirro grew up making one Italian family tradition called pizzelles.

Beat eggs adding sugar gradually. Beat until smooth. Add cooled melted butter/margarine and your flavoring. Add flour and baking powder to your egg mixture. Mix well; batter will be sticky and stiff ...

She’s such a great cook and baker, Mary Ellen Errico often gets requests to make things in bulk, it being pizza or cookies. One recipe that’s kept her consistently busy in recent years is her Italian ...

This pizzelle iron is hefty and solidly made in Italy from cast aluminum. Using it involves a bit of a learning curve, but once you're there, it's thrilling to turn out great big yummy cookies – ...

“Pizzelle” means “round, flat and small,” and pizzelle are traditional Italian cookies that are round and flat like a pizza. They’re made with flour, sugar, butter and eggs, whisked together with ...